Memorandum card



June 4, 1935. M KUHN 2,003,449

MEMORANDUM CARD Filed, March 29, 1933 INVENTOR- JL. 9

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ATTORNEY- Patented June 4, 1935 v UNITED STATES MEMORANDUM CARD Lee B. Kuhn, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application March 29, 1933, Serial No. 663,311'

4 Claims.

Many commodities which are delivered periodically to the home are delivered during the night or early morning. This is commonly the practice in the delivery of milk, for example.

5 In such cases, the consumer does not have an opportunity to change his order by speaking to the person delivering the products. Usually, the consumer writes out such instructions as he desires to be called to the attention of the person delivering the commodities and leaves the note in a position where it will be seen by the person making the deliveries. Frequently, however, such notes are accidentally displaced, thus inconveniencing the consumer, and it is a purpose of my invention to provide a memorandum card for such communications which, due to its conspicuousness, commands attention and which can not be accidentally displaced.

In accordance with my invention I provide a memorandum card which may consist of an oblong piece of stiff, pliable material, for example, paper. The piece of paper is cut with one end larger than the other and a slot is formed in the larger end of the paper. The slot receives the smaller end so that the paper is folded or rolled over with the memorandum or note on the inside. Between the ends of the card there is an opening through the paper which receives a support such, for example, as the top of a milk bottle or the knob of a door. By virtue of this opening for the support the memorandum can not readily be displaced and due to its conspicuous position on such a support it commands the attention of the person to whom the note is directed. Obviously, the memorandum card may take various shapes and be used as an advertising medium.

A feature of the memorandum card of my invention is the fact that a latch is provided for holding it in its folded position.

A clearer understanding of the memorandum card of my invention will be apparent from the following particular description of the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan of a memorandum card con structed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same showing the memorandum card as it is applied to a support; and

Fig. 3 is a modified form of the memorandum card of my invention.

In the drawing I have illustrated my invention in a memorandum card which, by virtue of its shape, is particularly suitable for milk companies. Commonly, the milk is delivered in the early hours of the morning and is left at" the door of the consumer. Communication between the person delivering the milk and the consumer is usually carried on by means of notes. These notes are either left beside the bottles used during the previous day and which are collected by the person delivering the milk, or inserted in the bottle or placed in some position in whiclrit attracts the attention of the person delivering the milk. For the purpose of facilitating this communication between the person delivering the milk and the consumer, the milk company could deliver to the consumers memorandum cards such as illustrated in the drawing. Such a memorandum card may be, as shownin the drawing and indicated generally by the numeral I, shaped in the form or shape of a milk bottle. Near one end, that representing the bottom of the milk bottle, a slit la is formed in'th'e card. The memorandum to the deliverer of the milk is written on the body of the card and the card is bent as shown in Fig. 2, the head and neck of the bottle being inserted through the slit la formed adjacent the end of the card.

Intermediate the ends of the card and just below the neck of. the bottle there is a circular opening formed through the card (designated by the numeral lb) which opening is adapted to receive a support such, for example, as the top of the milk bottle left to be picked up by the person delivering the milk, or the door-knob adjacent which the milk is usually left. This securing of the memorandum card to a support.

prevents an accidental displacement of the card, and the card so suspended, due to its conspicuousness, commands attention.

In order to prevent the memorandum card, due to the resiliency of the paper, from slipping out of the folded or rolled position, a tongue 2 is cut in that portion of the card representing the neck of the bottle, i. e. adjacent the small end of the card. This tongue represents a lock which, after the small end of the card is passed through the slot, engages the lower edge of the card, thus preventing the card from accidentally unrolling and flattening out after it has been folded.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a form of my invention which gives additional space for advertising. This additional space is provided on a pair of flaps 3 extending from the side edges of the memorandum card. These flaps may be used for advertising purposes or they may be used for additional memoranda. The flaps fold along the edge of the memorandum card and in against the side of the card. When the card is in use these flaps lie against the side of the card. Obviously, these flaps can be severed from the memorandum card or left thereon in accordance with the particular purpose for which they are used.

In Fig. 3 I have also indicated that the memorandum card may be perforated along a transverse line below the neck of the bottle, that is, below the smaller section of the card. If thus perforated the recipient of the memorandum card can sever the smaller portion of the card along the perforations and will then have a rectangular card of uniform size suitable for filing. Thus a permanent record of the memorandum or order can be kept.

It will be apparent that this memorandum card may also be used as an advertising medium and that it is of such a character that it can not be accidentally displaced from the support on which it is mounted. The character of the memorandum card and the ability to mount it upon such supports as the milk bottle or door-knob render it readily apparent to the person for whom it is intended.

Where the memorandum card is left outside and exposed to the elements, it will be observed that the memorandum on the inside of the card is protected from rain and snow which cause ink and the markings of a lead pencil to run and blur.

It is obvious that various changes may be made in the details of the embodiment illustrated in the drawing and described above within the spirit and scope of my invention as expressed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A memorandum card-consisting of an oblong piece of stiff paper having one end larger than the other, a slot in the larger end adapted to receive the smaller end and a relatively large opening through the card in the larger end intermediate the slot and the smaller end of the card, the opening being adapted to receive a member to support the card.

2. A memorandum card consisting of an oblong piece of still paper having one end larger than the other end, a slot in the larger end adapted to receive the smaller end and a rela tively large opening through the card in the larger end intermediate the slot and the smaller end of. the card, the opening being adapted to receive a member to support the card, and means for locking the smaller end of the card in the slot.

3. A memorandum card consisting of an oblong piece of stiff paper having one end larger than the other, a slot in the larger end adapted to receive the smaller end and a relatively large opening through the card in the larger end intermediate the slot and the smaller end of the card, the opening being adapted to receive a member to support the card, and a tongue formed adjacent the smaller end of the card and adapted to lock the smaller end in the slot in the larger end.

4. A memorandum card consisting of an oblong piece of stiff paper having one end larger than the other, a slot in the larger end adapted to receive the smaller end and a relatively large opening through the card in the larger end intermediate the slot and the smaller end of the card, the opening being adapted to receive a member to support the card, a tongue formed adjacent the smaller end of the card and adapted to lock the smaller end in the slot in the larger end, and a flap extending from the side of the memorandum card and adapted to be folded over on to the face of the card.

LEE B. KUHN. 

